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out of all the enhancement software i have i think SEP2 is my favorite. the effects are endless in black and white. 1st one is a titanium preset . the software then gives you a brush so you can selectively apply it in photoshop. some smart sharpen and done..
the 2nd one started life as a preset called dramatic
All I really want, is a program that will make my color pictures look like the B&W prints I used to get, when shooting film back in the 60's and 70's. I just can't seem to get that same "look" when I manually convert them in Photoshop.
All I really want, is a program that will make my color pictures look like the B&W prints I used to get, when shooting film back in the 60's and 70's. I just can't seem to get that same "look" when I manually convert them in Photoshop.
How are you converting to B&W in Photoshop? You should use Channel Mixer to get the B&W look you want (I think newer versions of PS have an even simpler/more intuitive version of Channel Mixer by a different name).
Or if you're using Lightroom, that also has a manual channel mixer as well as several preset B&W conversion profiles.
It gives access to all of the channels, and in reality, works pretty well. My lack of experience with it is the limiting factor, and to be honest, I have not spent much time experimenting with it. However, being somewhat lazy, I would still love to have a "one click" option, that would instantly convert my pictures to a "perfect" looking B&W. Of course, I would love that option for my color images as well.
Learning to process color images has been a long ongoing challenge, and I know the same will hold true for for B&W pictures. I'll get there...it's only a matter of practice, time, and patients.
It gives access to all of the channels, and in reality, works pretty well. My lack of experience with it is the limiting factor, and to be honest, I have not spent much time experimenting with it. However, being somewhat lazy, I would still love to have a "one click" option, that would instantly convert my pictures to a "perfect" looking B&W. Of course, I would love that option for my color images as well.
Learning to process color images has been a long ongoing challenge, and I know the same will hold true for for B&W pictures. I'll get there...it's only a matter of practice, time, and patients.
The way I think about B&W conversion using channels is this:
- the higher the value for a color/channel, the lighter/whiter it will be in B&W
- the lower the value for a color/channel, the darker/blacker it will be in B&W
So for instance, if I'm trying to get a blue sky to show up as black, I'll pull the blue channel value down/low. If I'm trying to get trees to show up lighter, I'll pull the green channel value up/high. Now the question of whether dark sky + light trees or light sky + dark trees will work best for a particular image is obviously the subjective battle.
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